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WHAT IS SELF-COMPASSION?

Gorgeous Frangiapani Flowers; Photo: Ben Weinstein

​SELF-COMPASSION IS THE SUPERPOWER YOU ALREADY HAVE!
(BUT MAYBE DON'T KNOW YET...) 

How is that? Because the essential ingredients of self-compassion are capacities that you and every human being already have!  You may have already developed them to some degree, or they are still waiting within you to be developed.  Self-Compassion is the capacity to be a strong and supportive ally to yourself as you live your life- the ability to sooth yourself when you need soothing, to motivate yourself when you need motivation, to provide for your own emotional needs, and to protect yourself when you need protecting!   Self compassion is a courageous, empowered stance that builds resilience and helps reduce unnecessary suffering, including the ways that we unwittingly hurt ourselves through self-criticism, self-isolation, or self-absorption.

What is Mindful Self-Compassion? (2 minute video in English)

Mindful Self-Compassion คืออะไร และมันจะเปลี่ยนชีวิตเราได้อย่างไร?

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) training specifically targets and develops these inner resources that you already have.

The MSC training course works on resources that all human beings already have, even if you did not work to develop these resources in the past and even if you feel you don't have that resource.  

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-THE MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION COURSE-
THE COURSE THAT CHANGES PEOPLES LIVES

The Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Course is an empirically validated personal growth and development course.   In plain English- as of 2024, the data from more than two thousand published, peer-reviewed studies show that practicing self-compassion will increase your well-being and make you more resilient.  

Self-Compassion is the ability to be present in the face of life's challenges while supporting, encouraging, and motivating yourself in the same way you support a good, loyal friend. 

The MSC training program is a cutting-edge, applied mindfulness course that combines neuroscience, positive psychology and ancient wisdom to help you discover and tap into powerful human strengths. The program is very practical and includes two dozen different skills you can apply in your daily life. ​ As a human being, each of us already has the capacity for kindness and resilience.  MSC teaches core principles and practices that empower participants to respond to the stresses and difficulties of their lives with a kind, connected presence. In MSC, participants cultivate skills of self-compassion with experiential exercises and practices that they can apply in their daily lives.

In my own life, I have practiced mindfulness meditation and applied mindfulness since 2004. I am a Certified Teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion.  I was the first certified MSC teacher in Thailand!  As a therapist and facilitator, I love teaching the MSC program.  Why?  I've spent my working life helping people learn, grow, heal and develop and I've never seen anything like the MSC program.  The MSC program catalyzes and accelerates growth, healing and development.  I've frequently seen this happen for individuals over time- Before MSC, I never saw it happen for whole groups of people in just 2 months!  And the stories that I hear from people who completed the MSC course six months and 1 year or 2 years after they complete the course are inspiring!

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Please visit my youtube channel or the MSC Thailand YouTube channel for free videos we have created, along with a list of recommended video playlists.

PAST EVENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE:

Living Authentically with Tender and Fierce Self-Compassion (July, 2024)- Siri Chandler and Ben Weinstein introduce the full spectrum of tender and fierce self-compassion, and guide experiential practices and exercises to help attendees directly experience the different tender and fierce energies of self-compassion.  This webinar on self-compassion was streamed live on 14 July 2024 and is available online by clicking on the button below

Beginning Anew in 2022- Siri Chandler and Ben Weinstein guide practices To Foster Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Resolute Purpose for a new year.  This mini-retreat on mindfulness and self-compassion was streamed live on 9 January 2022 and is available online by clicking on the button below

BEYOND ACCEPTANCE: AWAKENING THE POWER OF APPRECIATION

A free, online, mini-reteat offered by  Siri Chandler and Benjamin Weinstein, Teachers of Mindful Self-Compassion

Befriending This New Beginning: Planting Beautiful Seeds for 2021- Siri Chandler and Ben Weinstein

This recent mini-retreat on mindfulness and self-compassion was streamed live on 10 January 2021 and is available online by clicking on the button below

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